any advice for uk mature lady wanting to be an RN

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Have been reading this forum for the last 3 months.

My situation is currently still in England, hoping to move to Arizona (Arizona City) next April/May 2009. I am married with a toddler of 17 months.

I would like to train to be a RN, but i am 39 now and by the time I start (if I get in) nursing school i will be 43 (got to do CNA, prerequisites etc and meet residency guidelines one year) now be HONEST is this too late, do employers want people of this age?

My education has been in England, do not have degree, so will start at the bottom.

I have worked in doctors offices for 19 years from receptionist to manager. I have qualifications in Reflexology and Holistic Massage. I have always wanted to be a nurse, but got sidetracked years ago with earning money to live!

Any advice you can give would be appreciated, is there anything I can start studying whilst still in England and currently a stay at home mom? i have made general enquires with CAC as this will be my local college but your advice would be greatly appreciated.

My other alternative would be a Certified medical assistant (only because of age). i would like to stay in health.

Thanks

Amanda

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I have moved this thread to the International Forum since there are additional requirements for you. First is going to be the type of visa that you are going to be on in the US, they will all permit you to attend school; but not all of them will permit you to work. If you will not be entering on one that will permit you to work, then you are looking at years before you will be able to work in the US because of the retrogression.

There are many that are just beginning nursing school in their 50s so do not let age keep you from anything. But just wanted you to be aware of the visa situation that is happening right now.

Best of luck to you.

And if you are having to start right from the beginning, you may be better off checking out one of the BSN programs, you start it right from the beginning and there are no pre-reqs as they are done in your program and then you come out with the actual BSN for the four years instead of the two year ADN. And you do not need the CNA either.

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39 you are a baby, I have many students in the 40's and 50's. With your background you have alot to add to nursing. Go for it.

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I have moved this thread to the International Forum since there are additional requirements for you. First is going to be the type of visa that you are going to be on in the US, they will all permit you to attend school; but not all of them will permit you to work. If you will not be entering on one that will permit you to work, then you are looking at years before you will be able to work in the US because of the retrogression.

There are many that are just beginning nursing school in their 50s so do not let age keep you from anything. But just wanted you to be aware of the visa situation that is happening right now.

Best of luck to you.

And if you are having to start right from the beginning, you may be better off checking out one of the BSN programs, you start it right from the beginning and there are no pre-reqs as they are done in your program and then you come out with the actual BSN for the four years instead of the two year ADN. And you do not need the CNA either.

Thanks Suzanne for the reply. I should have mentioned in my original message, that we are halfway through applying for spousal visa (hubby dual citizen Uk & US). The visa will be issued in London with a greencard.

Thanks for info on BSN I will now look into this. Thanks for moving.

Amanda

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39 you are a baby, I have many students in the 40's and 50's. With your background you have alot to add to nursing. Go for it.

Thanks for the encouragement this is what I need.

Amanda

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If you will have a green card, then great. But I would still look into the BSN program, at least you will have a four year degree for four years of work and not just the two year. Especially since you are going to be starting from scratch as you call it.

Please let us know if you have any more questions.

Which part of AZ are you moving to?

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Highly motivated person.

Since you're starting from scratch going for degree ,why not MBBS or MD ?

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To get into medical school, you need a bs or Ba with premed studies, you have to get high marks, then there is 4 years of medical school and 3 years of residency,

Medical School is very difficult to get into. My daughter has a 3.9 GPA, Phi Betta Kappa ( an organization which only the top3% of all colleges or University can get nominated), one the only academic excellence award in a class of 10K students. Had a MS degree in clinical research with a high gpa 3.9.Graduated with highest honors in college. Always on the Dean's list. And she had difficulty getting into medical school-----so unless you are an excellent student - forget it.

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Just noticed that you made mention of Arizona City as the city where you are going to be living. There is not much there in the way of BSN programs, not sure even about the ADN programs. You may wish to check that out before doing anything.

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Highly motivated person.

Since you're starting from scratch going for degree ,why not MBBS or MD ?

Not sure what this has to do with anything on this thread. For a start, one needs a Bachelor's degree to get into medical school, and if one is highly motivated later on, they can easily use their nursing degree for the Bachelor's degree.

We do not have the MBBS degree in the US either. But for any type of advanced degree, you need to have the basics first.

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Hello, Hyacinth-Amanda!

I started nursing school at 52, became an LPN at 53, and sit for the RN boards on Monday.

The BSN is definitely the route to go in this day and age.

And good luck!

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Highly motivated person.

Since you're starting from scratch going for degree ,why not MBBS or MD ?

Why would someone who wants to be an RN do that?

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